【英语趣味课堂】朋友与金钱-Friends and Money

Paul: Hi, this is Paul from England speaking with Katia from Mexico¹. Today we are speaking about friends and money. Katia, if a friend came to you asking to borrow some money, what would your reaction² be?

Katia: If I have a good friend that really needs the money then, of course, if I have the money, I would probably lend it.

 

Paul: So, in what situation would you lend your friend money?

 

Katia: Well, for example, it's a person that is really trying their best to have money and it's in a situation that it's an emergency³ and needs the money then I would lend it. What about you Paul?

 

Paul: Yeah, I would lend... I would be a little bit nervous to lend a close friend money because I think that money can sometimes affect⁴ a friendship.

 

Katia: I guess that's true. Do you have a bad experience with it?

 

Paul: Actually, I do. Yeah. I've had a bad experience of a very close friend of mine. He was asking for money from me and at first just once and then twice and then he started asking for more money and it actually had a big effect⁵ on our friendship.

 

Katia: Are you still friends?

 

Paul: Oh, we're not. We're not friends anymore, but he did buy his car.

 

Katia: Oh, wow! This was for a car.

 

Paul: Yeah, he kind of cheated⁶ me out of a lot of money, so he was working as well and he was trying to save some money and in the end he bought his car but he lost his friend.

 

Katia: Yeah, I guess that's very difficult to say, but what about... would you ask for money if you need it?

 

Paul: Personally⁷, I think before I asked a friend for money I would prefer to either ask my parents or my sister. How about you if you were in that situation?

 

Katia: Well, if I had no choice, and not asked my family, I could ask my friend. Of course, he has to be a very good friend and for a very good reason for me to ask for money.

 

Paul: So could you lend me some money, cause I'd like to go to Hawaii next week?

 

Katia: Well, Paul let me think about that one.

 

Paul: OK. Thank you.

1 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。

2 reaction   

n.反应，反作用，反馈，反动，影响

参考例句：

• Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.他们对这个笑话的反应是笑。
• For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction.每一个作用力都会引起相等的和相反的反作用力。

3 emergency   

n.紧急情况，突然事件，非常时刻

参考例句：

• You had to be ready for any emergency.你得随时预防不测。
• She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.她有处变不惊的本事。

4 affect   

vt. 影响, 感动, 假装, 模仿, 爱好, 倾向于;n. 自觉感情;【联想记忆】af(to) + fect(make) → 对...加以推动 → 影响

参考例句：

• A bad home environment can affect a child's healthy growth.不良的家庭环境能影响儿童的健康成长。
• This article will affect my thinking.这篇文章将会影响我的思想。

5 effect   

n.结果；效果，作用 vt.产生，招致，完成

参考例句：

• The medicine had a good effect on me.那种药对我有良好功效。
• The drug has had an immediate effect on the patient.此药对病人立刻产生了效果。

6 cheated   

欺骗，哄骗( cheat的过去式和过去分词 )； （尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中）欺诈； 作弊； 已婚或有固定性伙伴的人与他人有秘密性关系

参考例句：

• They were full of righteous indignation at the thought of being cheated. 一想到受骗了他们就义愤填膺。
• The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated. 那农民摸摸那头牛，走了又回来，犹豫不决，总怕上当受骗。

7 personally   

adv.亲自，直接，个人，就我个人来说

参考例句：

• I handed the book to him personally.书是我亲自交给他的。
• Personally,I prefer fall weather.我个人比较喜欢秋天的天气。